I’m confused by that, too. Do they not live together? I absolutely believe that this teacher isn’t making enough to live and pay her loans, but at the same time it seemed like pertinent information was missing to give us a full picture.

I have to point out a factual error: she is not a professor. She is a lecturer and yes lecturers make too little. But it is factually wrong for KPIX to her a professor. Part time lecturers get paid only by course and have no benefits. Professors (not just tenured) have an annual salary and benefits.

i was homeless in silicon valley for 4 years, 2001-2005, because I was smoking a lot of weed and cigs. I am pro software developer and I have made more than 1/5 million since 2005 after coming out of shelters.

Just to balance things a bit, in Korea, a lot of universities are no longer providing free housing. In addition, with a rising cost of living, the salaries are fairly stagnant and is no longer as good as it once was. BTW, it’s still a great job and may be a good choice for many.

I agree with the other commenters- this seems like poor journalism. How is she supporting her husband and paying $100,000+ in student loans on $2500/month? Why did she decide to take so much $ in loans when education jobs don’t pay a lot and there is a high cost of living in the bay area? Did she work with a guidance counselor when going to school to figure this out?
Maybe we should be doing a better job making sure people who are needed in a community can afford to live there, but this seems like a bad example.

The problem is actually how colleges/universities are administered and the fact that treat adj professors and lecturers like day laborers. This isn’t just a single issue. There are hundreds if not thousands of similar cases. Stop blaming the victim and look at the system they are held within. Want to make a difference? Donate your time or money to try to find solutions to the underlying issues while recognized people like this are in difficult situations.

This has been going on for many years and the elite get wealthier and wealthier. Income inequality keeps getting wider. They want workers, not thinkers, and keep you too busy on overload to get the time to do whatever it takes to get out of the enslavement mode.

Big freakin deal, are they doing stories of other people living on the street who have an education? NO, Why this person? Because it’s a woman. BFD Men have become the scourge of the earth and second class citizens. Bust your ass to buy a house and a comfortable lifestyle for you and your wife, and what happens, she want what her girlfriends has.Does she have a job
contribute financially to the relationship? She just wants more and “I shouldn’t have to work thats the man’s job” while she’s out swilling wine with her girlfriends, and you’re busting you ass with 3 jobs. Time to come done a few rungs babe and join us on the jungle floor.

Instead of picking apart this woman’s story, understand this is happening every where in California. I just lost my apartment due to mold and find myself homeless at 64. I’m a retired litigation paralegal, published writer and personal historian. And I can’t afford shelter, not even a room share, on my Social Security. I could three years ago, but not now.

The Contra Costa Community College District appears to pay better for an adjunct English instructor than SJSU. According to the job posting, the Hourly Range is $59.70 – $84.36/ per hour. Maybe she should apply for a job somewhere else.

What about getting a part-time job? I have done this in the past when money is tight. It may not make for a glamorous life but she’d be better off than she is now. Retailers are always looking for people & some companies have weekend only receptionists.